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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ and I think the quality of ownership has gone way up. People take care of their pets in a way that did not exist when I was growing up. [/quote]

People may baby and coddle and "spoil" their pets more, but that's not proper training, socialization and handling.

Dogs are not purse pets or accessories.[/quote]

I’m confused about socialization. Seems like people on here say dog parks are bad and every vet, trainer etc agrees (I don’t see that, but whatever). So how does a dog get socialized then? [/quote]

Classes. Walks. Honestly, most dogs who haven't been abused or mistreated in some way don't need to be socialized with other dogs. They're dogs. They dog just fine. "Socialization" is more the conditioning of dogs to interact with the world around them, and the people and other dogs they're going to encounter, in a way that conforms with human rules, needs and norms.

For example: To a dog, it's perfectly acceptable to run up and start humping a new friend. Humans frown on this, as it's... let's go with "awkward", and so we leash our pets and introduce them to other dogs in a way we can control (to avoid our human embarrassment, but also for safety reasons). Dogs also bark, quite a lot, and so we recondition them to sit and allow other dogs (and cats, and squirrels, and cars, and...) to pass quietly. [/quote]

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